Brit tourist in Ukraine says he's prepared for worst outcome - even 'losing limb or two'

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Ukraine despite the ongoing conflict with Vladimir Putin's soldiers - and he's prepared himself for the worst, even if it means 'losing a limb'.

The Kremlin instructed the Russian military to break through the borders to invade their neighbouring country after rising tensions surrounding Ukraine potentially joining NATO on Thursday, (February 24).Despite the war, Miles, from Birmingham, West Mids, found himself entering Ukraine via the last train from Poland and claims his documents were not checked, instantly being allowed entry to the country.Now, he claims that a bad scenario that could come out of his experience is being unable to work and potentially claiming benefits, in the event he is affected by the damage and loses a limb.Speaking in a bomb shelter underneath a hotel, he told the Daily Star: "If I want to be cynical, I'm quite religious, I'm a Catholic if I die, hopefully, I'll go to heaven and if I'm wrong and it's blackness, that's not my issue anymore."If that doesn't happen and I'm alive, that's good stuff, if I lose a limb or two I can claim benefits, I guess."Despite travelling to conflict zones including Afghanistan, Miles claims he was worried ahead of his visit to the European war zone, adding: "I got worried they wouldn't let me in, there was a rumour that any male may be forcefully conscripted, so I thought I'd be thrown into the army."If something went wrong and I landed in Ukraine and suddenly everything popped off at once, that would have been the worst-case scenario."Since arriving in the country, he explained that he's witnessed devastating scenes, saying: "I've seen a dog with basically half its head missing but that was in the northern bit when I went exploring."I'm not sure what happened.